A surgical assistant and the surgical assistant's delegating physician shall ensure that:
(1) the surgical assistant's scope of function is identified;
(2) the delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the surgical assistant's level of competence;
(3) the relationship between the surgical assistant and the delegating physician and the access of the surgical assistant to the delegating physician are defined; and
(4) a process is established for evaluating the surgical assistant's performance.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.